# GKN Aerospace, SAMC and AVIC Supply sign JV for aerostructures in Jingjiang

GKN Aerospace, SAMC and AVIC Supply signed a joint venture agreement to manufacture composite and metallic aerostructures in Jingjiang, Jiangsu, China. Production is scheduled to begin in Q4 2021, with a workforce expected to grow to 1,000 by the mid-2020s.

- Type: Partnership
- Announced: 2020-12-14
- Where: Jingjiang, Jiangsu Province, China
- Jobs: 1,000
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 80,000 m2 facility
- Products: composite aerostructures, metallic aerostructures
- Sectors: [Aerospace Components](https://endata.com/sectors/aerospace-components.md)

## Companies

- [GKN Aerospace](https://endata.com/companies/3849.md) (partner)
- [Shanghai Aircraft Manufacturing Co.](https://endata.com/companies/30329.md) (partner)
- [AVIC Supply](https://endata.com/companies/51701.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [ifairworthy.com](https://ifairworthy.com/gkn-aerospace-samc-avic-supply-sign-jv-agreement-for-advanced-aerostructures/), 2020-12-14: "The establishment of the first aerostructures JV and the upcoming opening of the transparencies facility in Jingjiang, Jiangsu Province, China are exciting milestones."

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